Capitalization Rules
Capitalize the first word of the first part of an interrupted quotation, but not the first word of the second part.
"To reduce errors," he said, "drop back slightly in speed."
Capitalize major words in a title. Capitalize first and last words. Do not capitalize prepositions, articles, and conjunctions.
A Tale of Two Cities. All Quiet on the Western Front
Capitalize the months of the year
August was very hot, but September was rather cool.
Capitalize personal titles and names of people
Do you know if Mr. Katz or Miss Dixon sent the form?
Capitalize the days of the week
Does NJHS meet Tuesday or Wednesday?
Capitalize the names of historic periods, historic events, and special events.
In 7th grade, we studied the American Revolution.
Capitalize academic subjects ONLY when referring to course name or if it is a language.
In high school, I am hoping to take Psychology 101 and Japanese. Due to my early dismissal, I missed math and language arts.
Capitalize names of streets, roads, avenues, and buildings.
Jemel lives at Bay Towers near Golden Gate Bridge.
Capitalize the names of holidays
Kacy and Gus are coming to visit on Labor Day, not Memorial Day as planned.
Capitalize the names of clubs, schools, organizations, and companies.
Lennox Corporation now owns the Hyde Park Athletics Club.
Capitalize an official title when it precedes a name and elsewhere if it is a title of high distinction
Masami Chou, our club president, met with Juan Carlos who later became King of Spain. During the ceremony, Governor Quinn gave a speech. The parade was attended by the mayor.
Capitalize the first word in a sentence
Mindy left her coat here yesterday. Would you go get it for her?
Capitalize the seasons of the year only when they are personified or begin a sentence
My favorite time of year is spring. The icy fingers of Winter had the entire state at a standstill.
When terms identifying family relationships are used as proper nouns (i.e. as names), they are capitalized. If it's proceeded by a possessive pronoun (i.e. my, his, our) it will not be capitalized.
Pass the salt, Grandmother. I went to the outlet mall with Aunt Blanca. Next week I am going to the museum with my uncle Nick.
Capitalize the first word of a direct quotation unless the quote is built into the structure of the sentence.
Timidly, the student asked, "May we turn on our papers late?" I didn't say "making more errors makes us more human."
Capitalize geographic names of streets, roads, avenues, and buildings.
Val drove through the Black Hills of South Dakota
Capitalize the names of cities, states, and other important places
When you were in Nevada, did you see the Hoover Dam?
